Sticker Shock Program

OPERATION STICKER SHOCK
CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 10, 2011
BY SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH NETWORK
AND THE MT. VERNON POLICE STATION

Local store managers from Beacon Mall’s Giant Food Store, Hybla Valley’s Shopper’s Food Warehouse and Engleside’s Safeway allowed local high and middle school students to affix bright red stickers on wine, beer and liquor containers.

Students and adults wearing bright red tee-shirts and riding in a Department of Neighborhood and Community Services mini-bus were escorted by Mt. Vernon Station Police Officers and Special Agent Jankowski from the VA ABC Regional District Office.

Penalties for underage drinking include:

*loss of participating in extracurricular school activities
* forfeiting a driver’s license
* suspension/expulsion from school

Adults who provide alcohol to those under 21 years old are also legally liable. Virginia law provides for the possibility of a $2,500 fine per underage person provided alcohol and the loss of an adult driver’s license and/or 1 year in jail. In addition, personal property can be confiscated.

The bright red stickers are a reminder to stop before you violate underage drinking laws by buying or providing alcohol to those under 21.

For more information or to participate in SCYN’s 2012 Operation Sticker Shock, please e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.scynetwork.org.

This project was sponsored by South County Youth Network and funded by a federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention through the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (VA ABC).

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